the flashy phone to impress (Samsung SGH-X830)

Member Name: on_my_knees

Product:	Samsung SGH-X830
Date:	31/03/08 (75 review reads)
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Advantages: looks good, high quality mp3 player

Disadvantages: weak camera, complex, hard to get used to

This tiny and cute phone looks great and aims to impress. It does however get a lot of getting used to. Because of its width the keys are made in two rows meaning that at first it is a lot harder to text on. It also means that the keys are quite close which can get rather annoying if you are in a rush and keep pressing the wrong keys.

Its rather flashy flip design is fun to play with and gives the phone its two completely different looks (as an MP3 or phone)

I found the Mp3 player amazing at it can hold so many songs, 1Gb of memory. It has all the great functions of an Mp3 player as i can sort songs by artist, name or genre and you can even create your own playlists. It is rather hard to get used to at first but when you have got it sussed it is one of the best music playing phones. The phone however does not play music very loud and it can not be herd in group or louder situations. The headphones are also slightly annoying as they require an adapter to fit into the phone. This means that as well as carrying the headphones around this adapter needs to be remembered and stored somewhere as well.

The camera also was not too impressive. It is only 1.3 megapixels meaning it is not one of the top out there. It does however have good colour and is reasonably clear. The lens of the camera is in quite an awkward place meaning that you have to move your hand around until you can comfortably hold the phone without covering the lens and are still able to use the zoom function.

The swivel device also looks quite fun at first glance but i is quite annoying in use. The phone is however relatively hard to break even with its complex design. I have dropped it many a time yet it still functions.

Overall it is a phone which can be used to impress. It has all the necessary functions, looks good and works well

Summary: overall its advanatges over rule its disadvantags it is an excellent phone with a load of style

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